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Charles Saer Community Primary School

Community school · Fleetwood · FY7 8DD

Ages 3–11 · 270 pupils · Lancashire

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Ofsted

Urgent improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

41%

Overall absence

7.9%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Urgent improvement

Inspection date

2026-02-24

Category of concern

Special measures

  • AchievementUrgent improvement
  • Curriculum and teachingUrgent improvement
  • InclusionNeeds attention
  • Attendance and behaviourUrgent improvement
  • Personal development and wellbeingNeeds attention
  • Leadership and governanceUrgent improvement

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)41%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
99.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
100.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)24.7%
Unauthorised1.7%
Authorised absence
6.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.4%
Enrolments in measure
259

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.96 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

23

Places offered

24

1st-preference offers

23

Total preferences (any rank)
66
Preferred offers (top 3)
24
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill77%

270 pupils · 351 places

Pupils on roll
270
Boys / girls
139 / 131
School capacity
351
Capacity fill
270 / 351 (77%)
Free school meals
48.5%
FSM pupils
131
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Helen Willott

Location

Address
Grange Road
Postcode
FY7 8DD
Town
Fleetwood
County
Lancashire
Local authority
Lancashire
District
Wyre
Constituency
Blackpool North and Fleetwood
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Fleetwood, Lancashire, 270 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 48.5%.

Open schools in Fleetwood
10
Primary schools in Fleetwood
7
Academies among open schools in Fleetwood
20% (2)
Open schools in FY7
10
Primary in FY7
7
Open schools in Lancashire LA
709
Primary in Lancashire LA
483

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in FleetwoodNear FY7

  • Fleetwood Flakefleet Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Fleetwood · FY7 7ND · Lancashire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence7.2%
    • FSM57.2%
    • Demand0.85

    0.6 miles away

  • Shakespeare Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Fleetwood · FY7 7LL · Lancashire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS273%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM33.7%
    • Demand1.17

    0.6 miles away

  • Larkholme Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Fleetwood · FY7 8QB · Lancashire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS276%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM31.9%
    • Demand1.00

    0.9 miles away

  • Northfold Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Thornton-Cleveleys · FY5 2NL · Lancashire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM18.3%
    • Demand1.00

    2.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Helen Willott
Telephone
01253874787
Website
www.charlessaer.lancs.sch.uk

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